The agenda for the May 8, 2018 CHNA meeting is provided below. We have the pleasure to welcome Police Chief Harris to our meeting. Come and meet Chief Harris and learn about her vision for Kirkland’s Police Services. Potential topics of discussion include the following, and we will have time for questions from the audience.

Summary of the types of crimes in Central Houghton Area (and how those compare to the rest of the city)

Solicitors and strategies for dealing with people that come knocking on your door

National Night Out/ Block Watch/ What the neighborhood association can do to help

We will have time for questions from the audience as well.

We also will be discussing the planning for the celebration of 50th anniversary of the merger of Houghton with the City of Kirkland.

Election of officers for the 2018/2019 CHNA also will be conducted. We are looking for a new treasurer. Please let us know if you are interested in being part of our Board, we would appreciate hearing from you and getting your input to help guide the future of the association. It doesn't take much time and you can learn a lot and help create a better community by being engaged in your neighborhood association.

The agenda for the March 13, 2018 CHNA meeting is provided below. We will have representatives from the Police Command Staff at the meeting. Another topic will be the planning of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the merger of Houghton with the City of Kirkland. The remainder of the meeting will include discussion on various topics such as the City's Capital Improvement Program, the Neighborhood Safety Program, Kirkland Transit Implementation Plan, and others.

If you have any comments on the agenda or ideas for future topics, please email us at:​​centralhoughton@gmail.com

Have you ever wanted to ask candid questions of your local law enforcement officers but didn’t feel like you could? Now’s your chance.

Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity to ask those questions, voice concerns and make suggestions while getting to know the Kirkland Police officers in your neighborhood. The first date is on October 4th, 2017 at Urban Coffee, 12348 NE 115th Place just off 124th Avenue NE. Join Officer Deana Lansing there from 11am-1pm.

For more information contact Neighborhood Resource Officer Deana Lansing at 425-587-3451 or dlansing@kirklandwa.gov.

At the last CHNA meeting, we talked about mail theft. Well, this last week it seems that one of our Sandhurst neighbors was the victim of mail theft. The thieves targeted an unsecure (insecure:)/unlocked mailbox and took only a few pieces of mail. The mailbox was one of the boxes on the left.

In our meeting I mentioned that we have secured/locked mailboxes in our part of the cul-de-sac. A picture of them is on the right. There are thirteen mailboxes in the secure unit. The cluster box unit cost around $1500 plus an additional installation charge. I believe each neighbor ended up paying around $150 total. Another condition was that we had to get everyone in consecutive house numbers to sign on for the project, otherwise the US Postal Service wouldn't deliver. You can find similar mailboxes at Home Depot. If you have any questions, let me know.

Tuesday June 12, 2018 7:00 pm*Please note that the default day for meetings is the second Tuesday of the month. Also note, CHNA dos not typically meet during July and August, unless there is a specific immediate topic to share.